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NTSB accident investigation · Beechcraft B95 · Colby, KS · April 22, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 22, 1964
Place
Colby, KS · COLBY, KS
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N9979RBeechcraft B95
Status
Completed · report January 8, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184864

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0122  64/4/22    COLBY KAN           BEECHCRAFT B95      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N9979R              PX-  2  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 40, 7417 TOTAL HOURS, 451
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLBY MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE

Aircraft

Registration
N9979R
Reported as
Beechcraft B95
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Colby Municipal

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.